Iran's Emerging Automotive Online Market Awaits International Companies

Based on Khodrocar journalist, in recent years automobile trading more likely happens on the internet and bye using cyberspace and people prefer to buy their products online and directly form companies’ site.

Now, given the fact that in recent week, new online start-ups in Iran have been able to have their own syndicate, and also cyberspace is growing in this country, it seems that international companies which are active in this filed can invest in online automobile trading and offering their products to Iran’s ready market.

In this regard, experts believe that in future years, Iran automobile market can experience different condition in cyberspace, and new cars and also spare parts approved by the companies, will be offered online.

Ali Shokouhi, an automotive market expert, regarding the question that "Can automobile and spare parts trading come to Iran’s cyberspace considering current federal rules or not?" responded to Khodrocar journalist :"Digital trading has has not yet reached the point that people buy a product with value more than 2000 million IRRs. "

He added:" the approach toward shopping is changing in Iran’s society and is expected that the internet will be one of the main ways of offering goods in automotive industry."

This expert in automotive industry noted: "If manufacturers and suppliers invest into the business activities in Iran’s cyberspace in a right way, they will certainly achieve positive results."

Shokouhi also emphasized: "Certainly, at the beginning, using cyberspace facilities for sale and offer automotive products, it will not be accepted. And in order to receive a very good result, it should first go through Iranian’s trading culture and tastes."

Also in this regard, Saeed Motameni, the Association Deputy of Exhibitor’s and Automobile Dealers told to the Khodrocar journalist :" Due to some problems in recent years it's not possible to buy and sell automobile online, because it probability brings some problem for the buyer in the future."

He emphasized: "In recent years, unpleasant incidents have occurred in automobile trading so buyers are no longer interested in trading on the platform of cyberspace and internet."